The Centre for Molecular Medicine: PhD opportunities 2010

We are now seeking applicants for a Studentship to be held at the Molecular Medicine Centre starting in September 2010. There are five projects are on offer, and applicants can choose to apply for up to any three. Applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a good Upper Second or First Class degree. Applicants should submit a CV with names, contact details and email addresses of two referees, and a letter stating which projects they are applying for and why. Direct enquiries about specific details of projects can be made to individual supervisors, but actual applications should be emailed to Dr. C. Abbott (phdmmc@staffmail.ed.ac.uk) no later than Friday January 22nd.

1. Understanding the synaptic role of the schizophrenia risk factor DISC1 in mental illness.
   Dr. Kirsty Millar and Prof. David Porteous
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2. How do genes affect how we think?
   Primary Supervisor: Prof. David Porteous
   Secondary Supervisors: Dr. Pippa Thomson and Dr. Dinesh Soares
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3. Genetic determinants of susceptibility to osteoporosis
   Prof. Stuart H Ralston, Dr. Jim Wilson, Dr. Omar M.E. Albagha
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4. A genome-wide approach to identifying genes for stroke and related phenotypes
   Dr Cathie Sudlow []
5. Protein and molecular approaches to identifying candidate genes for bipolar disorder and related mental illnesses.
   Dr. Pippa Thomson
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